THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Two youths have been arrested for annoying female students in the name of prank. The incident happened on the convent road at Neyyattinkara in Thiruvananthapuram. The youths arrested are Mithun (23) of Anavoor and Kannan (28) of Paliyode. The complaint is that the youths in masks touched the school going girls without their permission.

There were complaints against them earlier also. The incident happened two days ago. The youths on bike misbehaved with the girls. Two youths were wearing masks. Another youth captured the visuals. Touched girls' bodies without consent and lifted up the boys. The locals filed a complaint with the police along with the CCTV footages. Two people were arrested following an investigation.

Similar incidents were reported in other parts of Thiruvananthapuram in the past few days. Parents had raised a complaint that masked gangs were annoying students in village areas including Kattakkada and Poovar. The complaint is that they wear masks in the shape of rabbit ears and travel on bikes in Kattakkada, Pongumoodu, Maranallur, Neyyatinkara and Arumanur areas.

When they come near the female students, they say 'I have seen you somewhere, I know you, I know your father'. The parents complained to the police stations that they are part of a group that kidnaps children.